All-Marin girls track player of the year: Jessica Rasmussen

As far as anyone can remember, Rasmussen did something no athlete in the history of MCAL track and field had ever accomplished.

"As far as we know, no girl has ever won both runner and field event athlete of the year in the MCAL," said Tam coach Bob McLellan.

Rasmussen went through the entire league season in four events — the long jump, the triple jump, and both the 100 and 200 meter dashes — undefeated.

"I think if Jessica had worked at it, she would have won the MCAL 400-meter title, too," McLellan said. "She's strong and she's fast and she's coordinated."

Rasmussen said the undefeated season kind of caught her by surprise.

"I didn't even have goal of going undefeated in four events until quite a ways into the season. It never crossed my mind," Rasmussen said. "But it was definitely a goal by MCALs to try to go undefeated."

Rasmussen advanced to the state meet in the long jump for the second consecutive season, although she missed the season-ending meet last year because of a prior commitment. However, she failed to qualify for the finals this season.

"I was disappointed about not making the finals, simply because I wasn't even that far from qualifying," she said. "But you do your best. It was still exciting to be there competing against the best of the best."

Rasmussen will attend Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the fall where she plans to continue her track and field career in sprints and jumps.

McLellan, however, thinks maybe, because of Rasmussen's overall athletic ability, she might have a future in the heptathlon, a track and field combined contest made up of seven events.

"If I was her college coach, I'd definitely start thinking about her in the heptathlon," McLellan said.